Putin Meets Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang at Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok
Quick Look
- Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese State Council Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, marking their second meeting this year.
- The Russian delegation included senior officials from government, energy, and business sectors.
- Ding will chair bilateral commission meetings on investment and energy cooperation and attend the 8th Russia-China Energy Business Forum alongside the EEF plenary session tomorrow.
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Why It Matters
This is the second meeting between Putin and Ding Xuexiang in 2025, following their encounter at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in June. The Eastern Economic Forum serves as a platform for Russia to promote foreign investment in its Far East region, with China being a key partner.
VLADIVOSTOK, September 2. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese State Council Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, a TASS correspondent reported.
The Russian delegation included First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, residential administration deputy head Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Prime Minister and plenipotentiary envoy in the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev, Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov, Russian Ambassador to Beijing Igor Morgulov, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin, businessman Oleg Deripaska, and Business Russia Chairman Alexey Repik.
This is their second meeting; Ding Xuexiang previously attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in June 2025. Tomorrow, he will join the Russian president at an Eastern Economic Forum plenary session.
Ding Xuexiang serves as chairman of the Chinese side of the intergovernmental bilateral commissions on investment and energy cooperation. During the forum, he will hold regular meetings of these two commissions with his Russian counterparts, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. He will also participate in the 8th Russia-China Energy Business Forum, held alongside the EEF in Vladivostok.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The 8th Russia-China Energy Business Forum will yield discussions on expanding oil and gas cooperation, potentially including new long-term supply contracts.
Likely · Within days
Bilateral commission meetings on investment and energy will lead to follow-up working group sessions before the end of 2025.
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- What specific agreements or outcomes emerged from the Putin-Ding meeting?
- Will new investment projects be announced under the bilateral commissions?
- How will the energy cooperation discussions affect current Rosneft-China oil contracts?
